UBC Dentistry is pleased to announce the appointments of two full-time faculty members:
Dr. Jolanta Aleksejuniene has been promoted to Professor with tenure, effective July 1, 2024. Dr. Aleksejuniene received her PhD in Oral Health from the University of Oslo in 2001. She joined UBC Dentistry as an Assistant Professor in the Oral Health Sciences Department in 2005, was awarded tenure in 2012 and was promoted to Associate Professor with tenure in 2016. Dr. Aleksejuniene currently serves as the Director of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.
Dr. Bingshuang Zou has been awarded tenure as an Associate Professor, effective July 1, 2024. She earned her PhD in Stomatological Medicine and her Diploma in Orthodontics from Peking University in 1998. Dr. Zou initially joined UBC as a Visiting Associate Professor in April 2014 and was appointed Clinical Assistant Professor in September 2014. In 2018, she was appointed Associate Professor in the Department of Oral Health Sciences Division of Orthodontics. Dr. Zou currently serves as a Graduate Student Advisor.